All Building articles in 2005 issue 19 – Page 2

News
Roofer blew whistle on cartel after blackmail threat

2005-05-13T09:00:00Z

Roofing firm Briggs exposed the illicit cartel it was involved in to OFT after being blackmailed over its activities.
News
Welcoming wards

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

A £60m children’s hospital, designed by Hopkins Architects and billed as “a hospital that does not feel like a hospital”, is due to open this autumn across the River Thames from the Palace of Westminster.
Comment
Try this

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Did you hear that cry for help from small builder Alan Danieli last month? I did, and here is my humble suggestion for dealing with domestic disputes
Comment
Time’s up

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Can an owner insist on the works being completed where the contractor says he is entitled to an extension of time – but the contract administrator disagrees – and then levy liquidated damages?
Comment
Who’s suing whom

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

A round-up of writs in the Technology and Construction Court
News
Sharewatch

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

The election effect
News
Scissor sister

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Zaha Hadid has provided a new nerve centre for BMW’s giant plant in Leipzig, central Germany.
Comment
Push!

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

The Construction Act needs more radical reforms than are being considered in the present consultation document. Here’s what we should be lobbying for
News
Would you pass the safety test?

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Just how easy are safety tests? And what happens when a site nurse diagnoses a medical problem? We went on the road with two mobile units to find out
Comment
Try a no-fee solution

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

I was puzzled by Alan Danieli’s article and the pessimistic conclusion that his company would be unable to sustain the likely legal costs required to recover the sums due to it.
News
Jarvis on ‘rough ride’ line

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Support services firm Jarvis has taken over renewal work on the West Coast Main Line between London and Glasgow after contractor Mowlem was banned from rail renewal projects this week.
News
Round house

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Contractor Wates has just started work on architect Cartwright Pickard’s housing scheme in Huddersfield, Yorkshire.
Features
Hot topic: Public sector spending

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Davis Langdon focuses on public sector spending, and finds government targets for hospitals, schools and housing will keep the industry busy over the next three years
Features
Local lowdown: Scottish Highlands

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Robert Smith of Hays Construction & Property reports on the Scottish Highlands
Comment
Hansom

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Every vote is sacred, every vote is grand – as is demonstrated by the lengths to which Charles Clarke’s wife went to win a few for her husband
News
Green as a Red Kite

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Contractor Moss Construction has just completed work on the headquarters of the Environment Agency in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
News
ODPM fudges Part L revisions

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Carbon emission targets promised by the government for the new energy regulations have been watered down by a “sleight of hand” according to critics.
Features
Market forecast: Steady on up

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

In this quarter’s overview of the construction market, Davis Langdon reports a continued growth in output, orders, tender prices and material costs. Plus, this month’s hot topic is public spending
News
Faithful & Gould launches megaprojects ‘wizard’

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Quantity surveyor develops computer application to plan and execute major clients’ investment strategies
News
RIBA lobbies hard for top-up tuition fee exemptions

2005-05-13T00:00:00Z

Architectural body fears that charges for five-year degree will freeze out all but the affluent from the profession